--- title: "Pakistan says polio eradication is within reach despite security challenges" description: "Dawn led with Pakistan's statement to the global Independent Monitoring Board that polio eradication is within reach and highlighted insecurity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the biggest hurdle. Daily Times also reported Pakistan's assertion about polio eradication being within reach but focused more on the ongoing security challenges and the reduction of the virus to high-risk areas. Both outlets mentioned the global monitoring board but varied in emphasis on regional challenges versus broader containment of the virus." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/309-pakistan-says-polio-eradication-is-within-reach-despite site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan says polio eradication is within reach despite security challenges pakistan · updated 27 Jul 2026, 8:45 PM PKT · 27 Jul 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Dawn led with Pakistan's statement to the global Independent Monitoring Board that polio eradication is within reach and highlighted insecurity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the biggest hurdle. Daily Times also reported Pakistan's assertion about polio eradication being within reach but focused more on the ongoing security challenges and the reduction of the virus to high-risk areas. Both outlets mentioned the global monitoring board but varied in emphasis on regional challenges versus broader containment of the virus. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Pakistan says polio eradication within reach](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1529285/pakistan-says-polio-eradication-within-reach/) · 27 Jul 2026, 8:45 PM PKT > Pakistan told the global Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) that polio eradication is within reach despite ongoing security challenges. Officials said the virus has been reduced to limited high-risk areas. However, insecurity in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the biggest obstacle. During an IMB review meeting in Geneva, Pakistani officials presented progress in the decades-long polio campa... - **Dawn** — [Pakistan tells global watchdog polio eradication is within reach, insecurity in KP remains biggest hurdle](https://www.dawn.com/news/2018773/pakistan-tells-global-watchdog-polio-eradication-is-within-reach-insecurity-in-kp-remains-biggest-hurdle) · 27 Jul 2026, 7:28 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday told the global Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) that the country has entered a decisive phase in its decades-long fight against polio, claiming the virus has been pushed into a shrinking number of high-risk areas but cautioned that persistent insecurity in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the biggest obstacle to reaching every child. The IMB — an independent ... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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